AB RWC Squad

[ACT Crusader]

@Windows97 the 6 props is prudent and the right call.

I would’ve carried another lock with Retallick out early and a one less outside back.

[canefan]

I see Webber is being taken along as one of three out of squad players. Get him to room with Christie....

[KiwiMurph]

Apparently Finau, Webber and George Bell are going to join ABs for training for South Africa game. Aumua is out for a couple of months.

[bayimports]

@KiwiMurph said in AB RWC Squad:

Apparently Finau, Webber and George Bell are going to join ABs for training for South Africa game. Aumua is out for a couple of months.

Foster alluded Finau might play

[Stargazer]

@canefan Where do you "see" that?

[Dan54]

Wonder if they will try and get a quick contract with a French club for Finau etc? But there is time between games to fly players over anyway I think.

[Dan54]

Pleased for young Bell too.

[nostrildamus]

Cane has had a few injuries as well, not many loosies.

[Stargazer]

Ah, okay, it's in this Stuff article:

The All Blacks will play their final pre-tournament game against South Africa in London on August 26. Three players will travel as additional cover. They are hooker George Bell, Finau and Weber.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/300943102/all-blacks-david-havili-gets-nod-for-world-cup-33man-squad-to-travel-to-france

[canefan]

@Stargazer said in AB RWC Squad:

@canefan Where do you "see" that?

Read it online? Is that a failed attempt to be pedantic? 😉

[Stargazer]

@mikedogz said in AB RWC Squad:

Improved version, still spelling Laulala's name wrong.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in AB RWC Squad:

Ah, okay, it's in this Stuff article:

Originally from Foster's interview in Napier.

[Frank]

@sparky said in AB RWC Squad:

Jeff Wilson does talk shit. ‘They’ve gone for experience.”

Some of those guys have one cap.

Jeff Wilson the NZRFU bootlicking careerist.

Always good for a couple of stupid cliches said with great intensity and conviction.

[sparky]

Liam ‘great sauces’ Napier confirms that Samipeni Finau and Brad Weber were the two who were most unlucky to miss out.

[chimoaus]

@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

Moody
Aumua
Ta’avao
Lord
Tuipoluto
Finau
Blackadder
Grace
Weber
Perofeta
Reece
QT
Ennor
McCleod
Stevenson

Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

[canefan]

@chimoaus said in AB RWC Squad:

@ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

Moody
Aumua
Ta’avao
Lord
Tuipoluto
Finau
Blackadder
Grace
Weber
Perofeta
Reece
QT
Ennor
McCleod
Stevenson

Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

Who?

[nostrildamus]

@chimoaus said in AB RWC Squad:

Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

He's still young.

[Yeahtheboys]

Thank god we have replacements in case 4 wingers go down

[mikey07]

My 2 cents how is Clarke in there he’s a defensive liability and lazy, what made me turn on him was that game at Eden Park against the Crusaders and he was chasing down Leicester and gave up.

[ACT Crusader]

@kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

I remember when they picked the 2015 squad we were freaking out they picked nms and an injured Naholo (both rookies) and left out the experience of dagg

We could’ve pick Ren and Stimpy as back up wings for 2015, because we had McCaw, DC, Nonu, Kaino, Read, Snakey, Whitelock, Mealamu, Bus, Bender, Franks and Woody.

I don’t think it’s so much the personnel more the mix. Pick Narawa if you want him ahead of Clarke or Fainga’anuku, but not all 3 of them!